Figure 5. Inhibition of collagen prolyl 4-hydroxylase has antiproliferative effects on melanoma cells via induction of apoptosis.
(a, b) Inhibition of proliferation of PMWK (blue) and SKMEL23 (green) by EDHB. Data are mean ± standard error of the mean over biological repeats (n = 3) performed in six replicates. Significance: two-way analysis of variance with Tukey’s post-hoc testing. (c) Antiproliferative effect of EDBH and PythiDC on PMWK and SKMEL23. Data are mean ± standard error of the mean (n = 2) in triplicate. Significance: one-way analysis of variance with Sidak’s post-hoc testing. (d) EDHB induces apoptosis in PMWK cells. Apoptosis was measured via Annexin V staining on day 3. Data are mean ± standard error of the mean (n = 3). Live cell population not shown. Significance: two-way analysis of variance with Tukey’s post-hoc testing. *Differences in early-stage apoptosis. •Differences in late-stage apoptosis. EDHB, ethyl dihydroxybennzoic acid; PythiDC, 2-(5-carboxythiazol-2-yl)pyridine-5-carboxylic acid.